tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091932324521464888.post6556260679017881654..comments2013-01-24T22:03:00.846-08:00Comments on Let's Go Vegan ... ish!: When a vegan girl gets sick ...brightstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14940686831580015584noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091932324521464888.post-69852871375713831862013-01-24T22:03:00.846-08:002013-01-24T22:03:00.846-08:00Eugenia, that is so sweet that you remember that! ...Eugenia, that is so sweet that you remember that! I remember that day, too, I think it was back in 2007 because it was when Jeff still lived on Vicente St. Wonderful day at Stern Grove, I miss those times. Maybe we can go again this summer. <br /><br />I&#39;m glad to hear you recently tried a vegan diet and liked it! Or at least, when you said &quot;life changing,&quot; I hope you meant &quot;in a good way,&quot; ha ha! (Otherwise I&#39;m in big trouble!!!) Thanks for your kind words about my vegan facebook posts, etc. I&#39;m glad NOT TOO MANY people have de-friended me over them. ;-) Keep me posted about your upcoming happenings, especially art and other fun projects! I was bummed to miss your grad school exhibitions in Berkeley. I hope to get another chance to see your work!brightstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940686831580015584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091932324521464888.post-91561261684796577562013-01-24T18:14:56.375-08:002013-01-24T18:14:56.375-08:00Rachel,
I remember when I first met you at a Ster...Rachel, <br />I remember when I first met you at a Stern Grove show, years back you&#39;d just come fm Vegan <br />tabling event and gave me a brochure. I remember feeling miles away from being able to even <br />conceive of eating that way. And then...this year I did a cleanse that was pretty much &quot;eat <br />vegan&quot; and it was life changing. Seriously. So thank you for all your posts on fb over the years and genuine excitement about being vegan. love, Eugeniaeugenia mitsanashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589538178827697221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091932324521464888.post-18735577492386320332013-01-24T16:33:32.802-08:002013-01-24T16:33:32.802-08:00HDL definitely goes up when we exercise and so the...HDL definitely goes up when we exercise and so the ratio improves and health risks go down of having high total cholesterol and high LDL and VLDL. But we start with our genes, then what we eat and how much/hard we exercise. Some omnivores who do everything wrong might have better lipid profiles than some vegans who do everything right. But we cam influence our levels. Lisa Veganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817810875605440116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091932324521464888.post-27015507767014121702013-01-24T16:05:44.395-08:002013-01-24T16:05:44.395-08:00Thanks Lisa! That&#39;s a good reminder. I have g...Thanks Lisa! That&#39;s a good reminder. I have genetically high cholesterol, it was over 200 when I was only 20 and in much better shape than I am now ... but now, nearly 20 years later, it&#39;s around 170. Which is not bad, but definitely not &quot;low.&quot; <br /><br />One thing I&#39;ve also heard is that vigorous exercise helps to promote the good cholesterol (HDL&#39;s) so even if your total cholesterol is high, you can change the percentage of good cholesterol vs. bad if you are able to exercise. <br /><br />So ... what you have reminded me about is: a vegan who doesn&#39;t exercise much ... he or she may have high levels of the bad cholesterol (LDL&#39;s), even though he / she doesn&#39;t consume any dietary cholesterol. Isn&#39;t that right?<br />brightstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14940686831580015584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1091932324521464888.post-1598022152958337922013-01-24T15:59:40.778-08:002013-01-24T15:59:40.778-08:00Hey Rach. Hope you feel 100% soon.
Vegans get hig...Hey Rach. Hope you feel 100% soon.<br /><br />Vegans get high cholesterol. Eating any saturated fat (such as chocolate) can raise cholesterol levels. Also, most of the cholesterol in our bodies is made by us. Just like the animals some people eat, our bodies also have/make our own cholesterol. Lots of genetics at work here; some people naturally make a lot more cholesterol or less cholesterol than other people. There are other factors at work too.Lisa Veganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05817810875605440116noreply@blogger.com